I will say that the show actually does say a lot about racism. It shows how blatantly, overtly racist you can be towards White people and have millions applaud it as somehow morally righteous.
Dam, this kinda sounds like Fargo S3, I like Fargo but by S3 I got tired of the every man in the show either being evil or completely retarded and useless
And I thought that season 3 wasn't actually good. While I don't remember it for being particularry amazing, I also thought it was ok. Now after THIS , I understand how fuking amazing were first 3 seasons. This is just Star Wars level of treatment, but somehow even worse...
Classic HBO had a pilot that they spent too much money on and it was shit so they decided to slap on the TRUE DETECTIVE tag to make it automatically a hit. Just add a “True return to form” and HBO is printing money 💰
Hank cut out the tongue and left it by Annie K’s body to “send a message”. Somehow the cleaning ladies got it to hold on to preserve her memory since she can’t be buried in the traditional way. The cleaning ladies then planted the tongue to let them know that the truth is ready to come out. 🤷♂️ Doesn’t make sense that Hank would plant the tongue at the station but I am assuming he was the last one with the body before the cops got to it.
Nice video but I sat half of episode 1. I still have PTSD. I can't finish your video BECAUSE I HATED TRUE DETECTIVE SEASON 4 SO MUCH. Once I recover, I'll finish your (it may take decades)
I agree, it was a fair film, not an exceptional film. The cinematography was fantastic, I can't fault it. Sadly, patchy dialogue, bloated screen time, and dubious casting choices, let Dune down. Still, it was better than I expected. Hollywood has been producing a lot of unwatchable crud lately.
Total feminist cliché garbage themes stand in place of writing, characters, or a story that make any sense. F*cking sad nonsensical show. Almost good how bad the show running is. It's like a case study in how to kill a franchise that was on life support. Well done bitches....
We're drilling in the ice to find frozen bacteria for science so let's make sure to melt the ice with pollution so none of the bacteria is frozen when we find it.
I found Dune Part two had great cinematography but I found the story convoluted and confusing as hell. I felt it was far too long and the story didn't really go anywhere in spite of the fact it was almost three hours long. I definitely preferred Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water to Dune part one and two. You should check out the Max series Tokyo Vice if you haven't seen it already (season two currently streaming on Max and I'm waiting on a UK release date, I honestly can't wait to watch season two and knowing it's streaming right now but I can't watch it is annoying). It's a very good crime drama series based on true events about the Yakuza and an American journalist in Tokyo, very underrated it seems but it's definitely my favourite show right now! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
bro, your 'dumb young cop' just rolls off the tongue. love it.. i'm going to rewatch your whole 6 episode thing :) good humor and observations. agreed with everything
At this point of this series of reviews I'm actually surprised by some of the revelations since at this point of binging Night Country we were getting really drunk to the point of not remembering all of it the day after except the worst points which will be stuck in my mind like PTSD probably for life, lol
Yeah, no the writer doesn't know much about anything. She was a soap writer. They just wing it when writing those, lol. So she just did the same here, she doesn't know what happens if you wear face piercings in Alaska temperatures either.
I love your characterization of the writer at the end there, however one nitpick, instead of storyteller I would call her what she actually is which is a daytime soap writer.
I think fans of any book watching a movie adaptation need to check certain expectations at the door. People who read the books first often come to the theater with their pockets stuffed with unrealistic expectations that will prevent them from enjoying the good things about the movie. The narrative structure and limitations of a film prevent it from capturing the full scope of what a book can. And because of that, a faithful adaptation of a story will include cuts and additions that will keep the spirit of the story alive while allowing the film (or other adapted medium) to tell the story well. Recalling some of your main critiques: - You want to spend more time on the tears for Jamis scene - More time for Paul to spend 2 years becoming Fremen - More time focused on the religious and political elements Dude, you don't want a movie, you want a TV series. Unless you want a 3+ hour film, you're not going to have the time to flesh all of these portions out well. One of the key things in adapting a book to the screen is to put the story in visual form. Naturally, the filmmaker is going to lean into the strengths of film in order to tell the visual and auditory side of the story. And with Dune Pt. 2, Denis has done a great job of using the strengths of film while keeping the core of the story in tact. The characters shine through, the lore and intricacy of the Imperium come through. The mix of futuristic, yet ancient comes through. And most importantly, Herbert's warning to not idolize heroes is preserved and it's one of the things that sets this story apart from so much else in the mainstream right now. It sounds like you have a great idea of what a good Dune movie would look like to you in your head. I hope you can find someone to make it for you just the way you want it some day. But until then, I hope you can set aside your specific expectations in order to enjoy the masterstroke of cinema that was pulled off in this movie.
I express in the video that I understand why changes were made. I know that a film is different from a book. It's also valid to criticize an adaptation of a book for not being as deep or interesting as a book and for removing key scenes from a book. It's valid to criticize miscasting. It's valid to criticize an arguably uninteresting dynamic (Paul and Chani) for being the forefront and emotional core of the film. I gave the film credit for making an expansive novel watchable and engaging to a general audience, but that doesn't make it a masterful piece of visual storytelling. I'd be fine with a Dune film that completely changes the structure of the book but communicates a variety of deep ideas visually (which this film doesn't). The hard truth is that the film is fairly basic and fairly bland. And it's an adaptation of an incredibly deep and multi-faceted book. The characters are blockbuster movie versions of rich and complex characters. The world is a blockbuster movie version of a rich and complex world. And I do think that's a problem. And I do want a TV show, for the record. Trying to simplify the first Dune book down to a film almost guarantees it will be simplified beyond feeling like Dune. But I do feel the film had the opportunity, in over 5 hours, to be a masterful piece of visual storytelling, which it isn't. The Holy Mountain is a good example of a film that accomplishes much more in 2 hours than Dune does in 5 and a half.
@@LuekReviews It is interesting that you positively evaluate the Holy Mountain. I would be happy to read a comment or watch a video where you would talk about the films that impressed you or influenced you. Formed your taste, let's say so. How nice that people remember and watch the films of Alejandro Jodorowsky. My introduction to the world of auteur cinema, which was not widely known, began with El Topo. When I saw this movie as a teenager, I was blown away. I had no idea that such a thing could be filmed. Some years later, I had the opportunity to meet Alejandro Jodorowsky's son. We didn't know each other and I didn't have the opportunity for a serious conversation with him (and didn't look for it, to be honest), but I was able to convey my thanks to his father. Express gratitude indirectly at least)
@@Lazy--BonesThank you for the suggestion. I plan to make vidoes on all my favorite films. I love Jodorowsky. It's really cool you got to meet his son!
I think the problem starts when anyone wants movies to replicate majority of the same beats that are in the books. It is not possible at all. In books, you don't need to interpret what the characters are thinking and doing, as that needs to be explained literally. Whereas, if you do the same thing in movies, it will become one of the worst movies you will see. As someone who has not read the Dune books, I feel the movies have done justice to the characters and the story in the universe it has set up. There might be huge plot points missing in the movies as compared to the books, but you won't feel you are missing something in the movies. There are other movie series like Harry Potter, which do feel like they are lacking some important beats in the story.
I say in the video I would have preferred the book on-screen to the film we got, which is true. But I would have also loved a film with a lot of changes that was equally as interesting as the book. The film felt fairly bland and, in my eyes, didn't capture the feel of the universe. Dune is about politics, religion, destiny, etc. The film has hints of these ideas, but it's all very surface level.
In my opinion, Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Dune is a failure. Perhaps, as a thing in itself, the film deserves some love and admiration, but just to ignore the fact that it is an adaptation in attempts to evaluate it is silly. Much can be said about the flaws and virtues of the film. Specific examples of failures can be given (personally, I really didn't like which actors were chosen for some roles, I really didn't like the absolutely typical "Middle East Hollywood-style" soundtrack, I didn't like what plot points the screenwriters focused on), but books are always difficult to adapt for the screen. It would be foolish to expect that such a large-scale and complex work as Dune would be filmed perfectly, especially considering the meticulousness of the author in the descriptions and in the nuances of the story. It is simply impossible. When reformatting a book for the big screen, you always have to make sacrifices. For me, there is a simple criterion for evaluating a film adaptation. I ask myself: Do I feel the same way watching a movie as I did reading a book? It doesn't really matter if the movie follows the original in every way. How I interpreted the book was not necessarily what the author put into it. I could have forgotten or overlooked something. It does not matter. The main thing is the general impression that this is the same story and the same world. If you first read the book and then watched the movie and you had this feeling of presence in the fictional world (despite the fact that not everything there is as you imagined it when reading the original), then the screen adaptation is successful. A movie that can convince that the world of the film and the world of the book are one and the same world with all its characters and events? For me, such a film will already be a great adaptation. I read Dune before I saw the Lynch's adaptation, let alone the Villeneuve's adaptation. In the same way, I first read The Lord of the Rings and only then saw Jackson's adaptation. But when I got to the cinema and after the opening scene Hobbiton appeared on the screen, the soundtrack started playing and I saw Frodo reading a book sitting under a tree, I knew that Jackson nailed it. Right at that moment, I realized that I was in Middle-earth, and I already forgave this film for all future plot inconsistencies, all discarded scenes and missing dialogues. This movie was able to make me not focus on mistakes. New Dune struggles to achieve this effect, but falls short. In my eyes at least... That's why I consider this movie a failure.
Maybe that's why I didn't find it that compelling. It does feel slightly disconnected from the book in terms of feel. Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings were different from the books in many ways but still captured the feel.
Firstly, your Walken was great. And I also laughed aloud at some of his delivery. But it never took me out of the film. Second, the majority of your changes aren't changes at all and you ignore real changes. Like Chani is vitally important to the book, but she is not nearly as contradictory in the story. You don't mention the real change at all: her opposition to Paul. Also, Alia will be a full grown adult in the next film. And we need a connection to when she gets through to Paul. I think keeping her in the womb was an amazing choice and revealing her fully realized to Paul, equally so.
I recognized Chani opposing Paul was a change, I just didn't find it particularly interesting to discuss. It struck me as just drama for the film. I find it interesting that Alia wasn't born in the film, but I also found it fairly inconsequential, aside from giving Paul the satisfaction of personally taking revenge on the Baron.
I think Austin Butler’s Feyd Rautha was quite good, better than Sting’s. I’ll agree that Christopher Walken was a poor choice. But considering that it’s 20,000 years in the future and no one actually speaks English, it shouldn’t matter what accent any character speaks with.
Honestly in the future I think Christopher walken’s goofy voice will seem cheeky and endearing much in the same way Sting is, as he stands there in his little speedo.
Danver's near death scene and come to Jesus moment was a horrible rip-off of rust Cohle in season 1. BTW, I binged all of your recaps of this putridity of a season and it was way more entertaining. Thanks for the great work.
@@darthvirgin7157 A sequel getting made is far more dependent on box office than it is on critical opinion. If half the critics were saying it was okay, a sequel would still get made.
I said it was a decent movie and mentioned positives and negatives. The title is literally "A Mixed Bag." Did this strike you as some sort of ruthless deconstruction?
So far the only Dune adaptation I enjoy revisiting, is the children of Dune miniseries. I understood the changes more in that and it felt like Dune. There are great scenes and visuals in all the other adaptations but it's just not enough for me. I'll stick with the books, especially book one chapter 17, and Yaitanes's adaptation. Still grateful to see a few good moments on a big screen. Perhaps I'll edit the good from all the adaptations together one day and throw a visual together with the audiobook in between.
